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Castle Elementary
6675-50th St. N.
Oakdale, MN 55128
651-748-6700
651-748-6791 fax
Kerri Town,
Principal
School Hours:
8:45 am - 3:15 pm
Office Hours:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Daily Schedule
7:30 am – Office Opens
8:00 am – Teacher Day begins
8:30 am – Buses arrive.
Walkers should not arrive before 8:30 am
8:40 am – Warning Bell
8:45 am – Classes Begin
3:10 pm – Bell dismissal for walkers, patrols, parent pick-up, bike riders
3:15 pm – Dismissal bell
3:25 pm - Buses leave
4:00 pm – Office Closes/Teacher Day ends
Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule
Fall
Thursday, October 22, 4:00-8:00 pm
Friday, October 23, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Spring
Thursday, March 11, 4:00-8:00 pm
Friday, March 12, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Main Office News
Notes from the Main Office 651-748-6700
Please help us to continue to provide a safe and secure atmosphere for your children.
Here are a few reminders:
• All Castle Visitors are to sign in at the main office and receive a green Visitor pass.
• If you drive your child to school, please drop off students between 8:30-8:40 am. Our first bell rings at 8:40 am and all students need to be in their classrooms by 8:45 am. As students arrive before the 8:40 am first bell, they will join their classmates for “Backpack Book Time”. Remember that students are tardy after 8:45 am.
• If you drive your child to school and they eat breakfast at school, be sure they are at school no later than 8:25 am – breakfast is only served from 8:25-8:40 am.
• If you need to drop off a forgotten item (lunch, school work), the secretary will contact the classroom teacher.
• Occasionally parents need to take a child out of school before the end of the day. Please send a note to your child’s teacher so your child has everything ready for dismissal. If you didn’t send a note, please contact the school office at 651-748-6700.
• If your child is going home a different way at then end of the day, please send a note to your child’s teacher (i.e. riding a different bus, being picked up in parent pick up, etc.). If you did not send a note, please call the school office by 2:45 pm at 651-748-6700.
• If you want to visit a classroom, please contact your child’s teacher in advance (via email, note, or phone call) to see if the day and time fits with the teacher’s schedule.
• If you would like to talk with a teacher, please schedule a time with the teacher that is mutually convenient, rather than asking the teacher to stop teaching to answer your quick question.
• If your child will be out of school for 2 or more days due to a vacation, a Vacation Form must be completed. Please call the main office at 651-748-6700 for a form. Please complete the form before you leave on your trip.
• Students who wish to ride their bikes to school, may do so with parent permission. A note giving permission must be sent to the main office signed by a parent.
• Each family receives a Castle Calendar/Handbook each school year. Please review the calendar/handbook often for important dates and information. Page 6 of the Calendar lists Staff and Voicemail numbers. It is also available on the web page.
• Lunchroom Volunteers are needed all year long. If you have a few hours to give, we would love to have your help. Lunch hours are 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please call the main office at 651-748-6700 for information!
• Please keep your child’s Emergency Card up to date. Updated information including cell phone and work numbers must be kept accurate in case of an emergency. Please call the main office to update your information at 651-748-6700.
• If your child will be absent, please call the Attendance Line at 651-748-6717 by 8:30 am on the day your child is absent. Failure to contact school will result in an UNEXCUSED absence.
School Messenger
School Messenger is an automated message system that allows the school district and schools to notify all parents by phone in the event of an emergency such as a school closing. Castle School also has the ability to notify parents of upcoming events and reminders. When the system is used, School Messenger will call “all contacts” in the system, this includes home and cell phone numbers. School Messenger pulls numbers from our computer system. It is very important that we have updated phone numbers so you receive this important message. Please call the school office at 651-748-6700 to update your home, work, or cell phone numbers.
Castle Backpack On-line
Our On-line Castle Backpack is a convenient communication tool. Parents can sign up to receive email announcements. To sign up, send an email to:
• listsrv@isd622.org
• leave subject line blank
• include in the body of the message: Castle-Backpack last name, first name (i.e. Castle-Backpack Doe, John)
Castle Collectables
Castle School collects several items to raise money or receive free merchandise. Please separate the items and place in plastic bags. Bins are located by the front doors.
• Campbell Soup UPC codes – cut out the UPC codes and send to school – we receive free gym equipment
• Land O’Lakes and Kemps Milk Caps – wash the milk caps and send to school – we receive $.05 for each cap turned in
• General Mills Box Tops for Education labels – cut out labels and send to school – we receive $.10 for each label turned in
• Pop Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House – send tabs in a plastic bag to school – we donate to the Ronald McDonald House
• Old cell phones, printer cartridges and laptops for recycling – send to school, a bin is located in the office – we donate items and funds are used for the High School Scholarship fund
Early School Dismissal/School Cancelation/Late Start
If an Early Dismissal/School Cancelation/Late Start is announced, it will be broadcast on WCCO TV and Radio and the District Web site by 6:00 am. We are listed under No. St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale Schools, it will not be listed as ‘Castle School’. Our start time for a Late Start will be 10:45 am.
We do have an automated calling system called School Messenger. You will receive a phone call from School Messenger if there is a School Cancelation/Late Start/Early Dismissal. Please keep your home, cell and work phone numbers up to date so you receive these important messages.
If there is a Late Start or Early Dismissal:
• Busses will run their regular routes
• Parents, please review emergency plans with your child if school is dismissed early; should they go home as usual, go to the neighbors?
• Students will have lunch at their scheduled lunch time
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Castle School
Main Office
651-748-6700
If school closes due to weather, Castle School’s closing will be listed as NORTH ST. PAUL, MAPLEWOOD, OAKDALE school district.
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